Highly experienced IP specialist Tamsin Holman heads the team at D Young & Co LLP, which is a go-to source of legal guidance for a diverse client roster, ranging from innovative start-ups and life sciences players, to social media companies, celebrities, and entertainment venues. Holman is supported by litigator Anna Reid and Matthew Dick, who is focused on trade mark disputes. Jackie Johnson is a key contact for global trade mark portfolio management and defence, handling matters before the UK and EU Intellectual Property Offices for household high street names. Gemma Kirkland and Richard Burton assist clients from the Southampton office.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The D Young teams, both in the UK and in Germany, are smart, knowledgeable, responsive, and very professional. They are flexible and willing to work with the client's vagaries and I find them a pleasure to work with.’
- ‘Matthew Dick is my first go-to trade mark lawyer in the UK. He's knowledgeable, very responsive, and he gets results. Anna Reid is excellent in all things to do with disputes, and I have also had occasion to work with Tamsin Holman, who stepped up to a very urgent challenge with aplomb and gave the client excellent service.'
Key clients
- Adele
- AkzoNobel
Work highlights
Advising Industrial Cleaning Equipment Limited in trade mark enforcement and litigation before the IPEC and Court of Appeal.
Practice head
Tamsin Holman
Other key lawyers
Anna Reid; Matthew Dick; Jackie Johnson; Gemma Kirkland; Richard Burton